Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 7 Social Relations, Self-awareness and Identity

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to social development, social relations, identity development and self-awareness from childhood to adolescence. It integrates insights from both typical and atypical development to reveal the fundamental aspects of human growth and development, and common developmental disorders. The topic books in this series draw on international research in the field and are informed by biological, social and cultural perspectives, offering explanations of developmental phenomena with a focus on how children and adolescents at different ages actually think, feel and act. In this volume, Stephen von Tetzchner explains key topics including: attachment; sibling and peer relations; self and identity; gender development; play; media and understanding of society; and the transition toward adulthood. Together with a companion website that offers topic-based quizzes, lecturer PowerPoint slides and sample essay questions, Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 7: Social Relations, Self-awareness and Identity is an essential text for all students of developmental psychology, as well as those working in the fields of child development, developmental disabilities and special education. The content of this topic book is taken from Stephen von Tetzchner's core textbook Child and Adolescent Psychology: Typical and Atypical Development. The comprehensive volume offers a complete overview of child and adolescent development - for more information visit www.routledge.com/9781138823396

Stephen von Tetzchner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.

Introduction Part I Attachment 1. Early social relations 2. Theoretical perspectives on attachment 3. The development of attachment 4. Individual differences in attachment 5. Continuity of attachment 6. Cultural differences 7. Attachment and later functioning 8. Attachment-related disorders 9. Attachment theory and social work in practice Summary of Part I Core Issues Suggestions for further reading Part II Sibling and Peer Relations 10. A growing social network 11. Sibling relationships 12. Peer relations 13. The development of friendship 14. Enemies 15. Popular and rejected children 16. Adolescent groups 17. Peer relations and later disorders Summary of Part II Core Issues Suggestions for further reading Part III Self and Identity 18. Finding a place in the world 19. The beginnings of self-perception 20. Theories of self-development 21. Further development of self-perception 22. Self-perception in atypical development 23. Self-perception and emotional behavioural disorders 24. Identity formation Summary of Part III Core Issues Suggestions for further reading Part IV Gender Development 25. Gender in society 26. The development of gender understanding 27. Sex-typing 28. Atypical development 29. Theoretical perspectives on gender-typical behavior Summary of Part IV Core Issues Suggestions for further reading Part V Play 30. Participation in play 31. Forms of play 32. Solitary, parallel and group play 33. The development of play 34. The functions of play 35. Play in different contexts 36. Play among children with atypical development Summary of Part V Core Issues Suggestions for further reading Part VI Media and Understanding of Society 37. Becoming part of a larger society 38. Children and adolescents in a media society 39. Societal knowledge Summary of Part VI Core Issues Suggestions for further reading 40. Toward Adulthood Glossary Bibliography Index

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